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Loose Trigger on a Winchester Mod 94
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 10:39 pm
by Crash
A friend has a Winchester Model 94 (manufactured in 1975) that has trigger that has more than 1/4" of free play. Even when cocked, the trigger will swing back and forth about 1/4" if you swing the gun forward and backward. The gun will fire, but this doesn't seem normal to me. Are all Model 94s this way?
Crash
Re: Loose Trigger on a Winchester Mod 94
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2016 5:23 am
by LosAlce
My 94 does not do that but mine is a much more recent 94 (approx 2006). A quick google search turns up that it might be a normal thing but that would bother me just like ot concerns you. That's about as much help as I can offer, sorry
Hopefully someone else here has the answer!
Re: Loose Trigger on a Winchester Mod 94
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2016 6:07 am
by Lynyrd
The trigger on my 94 is tight, no slack at all. Mine was built in 1951.
Re: Loose Trigger on a Winchester Mod 94
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2016 6:39 am
by cmgee67
It should not do that. Mine was made in 1950 and the trigger is tight and has zero play in it.
Re: Loose Trigger on a Winchester Mod 94
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2016 6:47 am
by puma guy
If you Google that topic you'll find it's a common trait. Looking at a parts diagram I don't see a trigger return spring. Here's a link for disassembling a '94 Winchester if you want to delve further into the trigger.
http://www.castbullet.com/misc/tdown.htm
Re: Loose Trigger on a Winchester Mod 94
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2016 6:52 am
by Keith B
It's apparently a common issue with the model 1894. If you Google it you will find several postings with the same issue, including a video on YouTube
https://www.google.com/?ion=1&espv=2#q= ... er%20loose
Not really finding a fix for it listed, but will keep looking
Re: Loose Trigger on a Winchester Mod 94
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2016 7:54 am
by parabelum
It is odd. I have '94 built in '53 and my trigger has very little looseness to it. I've owned it for number of years, and I'm obviously not a 1'st owner
, so maybe it had something done to the trigger, although I can't see it
Re: Loose Trigger on a Winchester Mod 94
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2016 10:14 pm
by Crash
puma guy wrote:If you Google that topic you'll find it's a common trait. Looking at a parts diagram I don't see a trigger return spring. Here's a link for disassembling a '94 Winchester if you want to delve further into the trigger.
http://www.castbullet.com/misc/tdown.htm
puma guy,
Thanks for the help.
Crash
Re: Loose Trigger on a Winchester Mod 94
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2016 10:15 pm
by Crash
Keith B wrote:It's apparently a common issue with the model 1894. If you Google it you will find several postings with the same issue, including a video on YouTube
https://www.google.com/?ion=1&espv=2#q= ... er%20loose
Not really finding a fix for it listed, but will keep looking
Keith B,
Thanks for the info--I'll check it out.
Crash
Re: Loose Trigger on a Winchester Mod 94
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 1:29 am
by Soap
Mine does the same. It has for 18 years now. No issues with it.
Re: Loose Trigger on a Winchester Mod 94
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 10:08 am
by PBratton
Have you called Winchester?
Re: Loose Trigger on a Winchester Mod 94
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 12:37 pm
by rotor
I just checked this on both of my Marlin levers and they too have lots of free play in the triggers. Must be a lever thing. What I don't like is the comment that swinging the gun back and forth would make it fire. They do need that safety I guess.
Seem to be a million loose trigger Marlin posts too.
Re: Loose Trigger on a Winchester Mod 94
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 12:55 pm
by warnmar10
rotor wrote:I just checked this on both of my Marlin levers and they too have lots of free play in the triggers. Must be a lever thing. What I don't like is the comment that swinging the gun back and forth would make it fire. They do need that safety I guess.
Seem to be a million loose trigger Marlin posts too.
I think you missed a period.
Crash wrote:A friend has a Winchester Model 94 (manufactured in 1975) that has trigger that has more than 1/4" of free play. Even when cocked, the trigger will swing back and forth about 1/4" if you swing the gun forward and backward.
The gun will fire, but this doesn't seem normal to me. Are all Model 94s this way?
Crash
Re: Loose Trigger on a Winchester Mod 94
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 1:12 pm
by rotor
warnmar10 wrote:rotor wrote:I just checked this on both of my Marlin levers and they too have lots of free play in the triggers. Must be a lever thing. What I don't like is the comment that swinging the gun back and forth would make it fire. They do need that safety I guess.
Seem to be a million loose trigger Marlin posts too.
I think you missed a period.
Crash wrote:A friend has a Winchester Model 94 (manufactured in 1975) that has trigger that has more than 1/4" of free play. Even when cocked, the trigger will swing back and forth about 1/4" if you swing the gun forward and backward.
The gun will fire, but this doesn't seem normal to me. Are all Model 94s this way?
Crash
I guess so, not enough coffee this morning.
Re: Loose Trigger on a Winchester Mod 94
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 10:56 pm
by LSUTiger
my 1978 win 94 30-30 has the same loose trigger issue.